Best Reverse Engineering Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: JEB is ranked #1 of 73 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of radare2 and rev.ng. The best-ranked option with a free plan is radare2. The lowest first paid tier on this page is IDA Pro at $91.58/mo.
When you need to inspect a binary or understand how software behaves, reverse engineering tools offer different approaches to analysis and decompilation. Compared on analysis mode, decompiler, firmware analysis, supported architectures, and supported platforms, they help you check fit for the targets you work with. Plugin API support can matter if you want to extend a tool; free plans and paid-from prices help frame cost. JEB, radare2, and rev.ng are among the options shown. Consider which capabilities matter for your work, and whether the supported targets and platform coverage match your environment.
73 reverse engineering tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
73ranked
18free plans on this page
$91.58/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Reverse Engineering Tools 25 channels on this page · 100 of 200 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDecompilerFirmware analysisAnalysis modePlugin APISupported platformsSupported architectures Spec sheet Score
01 JEB Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.7
02 radare2 Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerYesFirmware analysisYesAnalysis modehybridPlugin APIYesSupported platformsWindows, Linux, Darwin/macOS, GNU/Hurd, Apple iOS/iPadOS/watchOS, Android, BSD, QNX, Solaris, AIX, Haiku, SerenityOS, and othersSupported architecturesi386, x86-64, Alpha, ARM, AVR, BPF, MIPS, PowerPC, SPARC, RISC-V, SH, m68k, S390, XCore, CR16, HPPA, ARC, Blackfin, Z80, H8/300, V810, PDP11, V850, CRIS, PIC, LM32, 8051, 6502, i4004, i8080, EVM, Tricore, CHIP-8, GameBoy, SNES, MSP430, Xtensa, NIOS II, Java, Dalvik, WebAssembly, MSIL, EBC, TMS320, Hexagon, MCORE, SuperH-4, VAX, KVX, LOONGARCH, s390x, STM8, and others 7/8spec lines stated 7.6
03 rev.ng Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.6
04 Rizin Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerYesFirmware analysisYesAnalysis modehybridPlugin APIYesSupported platformsWindows, macOS, iOS/iPadOS, GNU/Linux, BSD variants, Android, QNX, Solaris/Illumos, Haiku, GNU/Darwin, GNU/HurdSupported architecturesi386, x86-64, ARM/ARM64, RISC-V, PowerPC, MIPS, AVR, SPARC, System Z/S390, SuperH, m68k, m680x, XAP, XCore, CR16, HPPA, ARC, Blackfin, Z80, H8/300, Renesas V810/V850/RL78, CRIS, PIC, LM32, 8051, 6502, i4004, i8080, Propeller, Tricore, CHIP-8, GameBoy, SNES, SPC700, MSP430, Xtensa, NIOS II, TMS320, Hexagon, DCPU16, LANAI, MCORE, mcs96, RSP, C-SKY, VAX, AMD Am29000 7/8spec lines stated 7.6
05 Binary Ninja Free planYesPaid from199 one-timeDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 2/8spec lines stated 7.5
06 Frida Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modedynamicPlugin APIYesSupported platformsWindows, macOS, GNU/Linux, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, Android, FreeBSD, QNXSupported architecturesia32, x64, arm, arm64 5/8spec lines stated 7.5
07 Qiling Framework Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerNoFirmware analysisYesAnalysis modedynamicPlugin APIYesSupported platformsLinux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, DOS, UEFISupported architecturesx86, x86 64, ARM, ARM64, MIPS, 8086 7/8spec lines stated 7.5
08 Cutter Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerYesFirmware analysisYesAnalysis modehybridPlugin APIYesSupported platformsLinux, macOS, WindowsSupported architectures6502, 8051, ARM, AVR, CIL, CRIS, Dalvik, EBC, Game Boy, H8/300, Qualcomm Hexagon, HP PA-RISC, Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Java bytecode, and more 7/8spec lines stated 7.3
09 IDA Pro Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.3
10 angr Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerYesFirmware analysisYesAnalysis modehybridPlugin APIYesSupported platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxSupported architecturesAArch64, AMD64, ARM, ARM Cortex-M, ARMEL, ARMHF, AVR8, MIPS32, MIPS64, PPC32, PPC64, RISC-V 64, S390X, x86 7/8spec lines stated 7.2
11 RetDec Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.2
12 Refinery Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 7.1
13 Binwalk Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisYesAnalysis modestaticPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsLinuxSupported architecturesnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 7.0
14 Ghidra Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
15 ImHex Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
16 JADX Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 7.0
17 ILSpy Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.9
18 iced-x86 Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerNoFirmware analysisNoAnalysis modestaticPlugin APINoSupported platformsWindows, macOS, LinuxSupported architecturesx86 (16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit); Intel and AMD instruction sets 7/8spec lines stated 6.5
19 Relyze Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilernot statedFirmware analysisnot statedAnalysis modenot statedPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsnot statedSupported architecturesnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 6.5
20 BeaEngine Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerNoFirmware analysisNoAnalysis modestaticPlugin APINoSupported platformsWindows, Linux, macOSSupported architecturesx86 (16/32-bit) and x86-64 (64-bit) 7/8spec lines stated 6.3
21 Rec Studio Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerYesFirmware analysisNoAnalysis modestaticPlugin APINoSupported platformsWindows, Linux, macOSSupported architecturesx86, x86 64, MIPS, PowerPC, mc68k, SPARC 7/8spec lines stated 6.3
22 Ropper Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerNoFirmware analysisNoAnalysis modestaticPlugin APINoSupported platformsLinux, Windows, macOSSupported architecturesx86, x86-64, ARM, ARM64, MIPS, PowerPC, SPARC 7/8spec lines stated 6.3
23 UEFITool Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerNoFirmware analysisYesAnalysis modestaticPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsWindows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSDSupported architecturesx86, x86-64, arm64, RISC-V 6/8spec lines stated 6.3
24 Apktool Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerNoFirmware analysisNoAnalysis modestaticPlugin APInot statedSupported platformsWindows, Linux, macOSSupported architecturesnot stated 5/8spec lines stated 6.2
25 Apktool Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDecompilerNoFirmware analysisNoAnalysis modestaticPlugin APINoSupported platformsAndroidSupported architecturesnot stated 6/8spec lines stated 6.2
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Decompiler | Firmware analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEB | 7.7 | Free plan | $100/mo | Yes | — | — | — |
| 2 | radare2 | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | rev.ng | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 4 | Rizin | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Binary Ninja | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | 199 one-time | — | — |
| 6 | Frida | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 7 | Qiling Framework | 7.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 8 | Cutter | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | IDA Pro | 7.3 | Free plan | $91.58/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 10 | angr | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | RetDec | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 12 | Refinery | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Binwalk | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | Yes |
| 14 | Ghidra | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 15 | ImHex | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 16 | JADX | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 17 | ILSpy | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 18 | iced-x86 | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 19 | Relyze | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 20 | BeaEngine | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 21 | Rec Studio | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| 22 | Ropper | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 23 | UEFITool | 6.3 | No | — | Yes | — | No | Yes |
| 24 | Apktool | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
| 25 | Apktool | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | No | No |
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Questions about this list
Which reverse engineering tool is ranked first on Specifiction?
JEB is ranked #1 of 73 with a score of 7.7. radare2 is second and rev.ng third.
How many of these have a free plan?
18 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, IDA Pro has the lowest first paid tier we found: $91.58/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.
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